Churn



Jan. 13, 1931. L, v, wlLsoN 15.788,901

CHURN Filed March 15, 1929 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Jain. 13,` 11931 usager PATENT,

Fries ,'noYAL v. wrrsonor sUivrMrr, onnGoN cHUnN Appncation area March 15, 1929. seria; No. 347,419.

VVhis invention relates to churns and aims, among other objects, to provide animproved and simple churn frame which can beeasily constructed and which is particularly 5 adapted to be used with standard fruit jars or the like. l

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Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one embodiment of the invention; e Y VFig. 2 is a vertical section taken onv the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Y Y Y r F ig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-8 Vof Fig. 1. Referring particularly to the drawings, and to the preferred embodimentjof theuinvention there shown, an ordinary fruit] ar or receptacle 10 is'shoWn vas being rotatably mounted in the improved metal framell, which is adapted to be'removably secured to a suitable support 12 such as a table or the like. i r

Herein, the glass fruit jar 10 has a screW- threaded top or cover 13. However, a jar having any ordinary clamped cover may be employed. The jar is preferably supported for rotation in the frame by means of a clamp member 14 secured to the body of the jar and I having opposed trunnions 15 riveted, or

otherwise rigidly secured thereto, and journaled in the frame. Theolamp member 14 is shown as comprising ametal strap passing transversely around the jar and removably secured thereto by means of av bolt 16 and af nut 17, the bolt passing throughspacedout- 5 standing earsrlS formed at the ends of the strap. 1

The frame 11` maybe made of strap metal or sheet vmetal strips bent 'into substantially U-shape, as shown, to provide vertical standards 19. The Vupper ends of the standards are provided With bearings for the trunnions, the bearings being preferably formed by cut ting a central-tongueV 20 at the top-of veach standard. The tongue, which is as wide as 5 the diameter of the trunnion, is then'bent out Wardly Vat right angles to the standards. The sides of the open-ended vertical slot 21 thus formed engage the sidesA ofl the trunnion, While the tongue 2O provides a relatively large bearing surface to support the trunnions. The churn maybe manually rotated byrmeans of a crank handle 22 secured to the outer end of one of the trunnions.

In order that the frame 11 'may be removably secured toa support, a C shaped clip 23 is rigidly secured to the bottom of the v frame and is'provided with a clamping bolt 24 screw-threaded through its lower arm and adapted to engage the underside of the support. f In the operation of the churn, the cream is placed in a fruit ar of the right size and the clamp member 14 is secured to the jar intermediate its ends. a support andthe trunnions 15 are placed in the bearings. It is then only necessary to turn the crank a short time to bring the butter. Byl using standard glassv fruit jars, the churn maybe easily cleaned and thus kept in a sanitary condition. Moreover, thejar being glass, the'butter may be instantly seen When it comes. Also, should the ar become cracked or broken, it can be replaced b another at a cost of only a few cents. I ence,

the cost of maintenance is practically neg- The frame 11 issecured to ligible. The'churns'maybe made in different g 1 sizes to accommodate fruitjars of various capacities.

Obviously, thepresent invention is not re- 1 stricted to the particular embodiment thereof herein vshown and described.

lVhat I claim is A churn comprising, in combination, a U- shaped metal frame providing'spacedsupports; said supports having open-ended vertical slots in their upper ends; a ltongue benty outwardly from each support at the bottom ofthe slots; a circular sheet metal clamping member; a glass `fruit j ar secured in the clamping member; opposed trunnions rigidly y :secured to the clampingmember; said trunv mons being mounted 1n lsaid slots and supported on said tongues; and a crank handle secured to one of the trunnions. Y

In testimony that Iv claim'the foregoing as Y my own, I have hereto'atixed my signature.

LOYAL V. WILSON. 

